Open AccessEffect of Enhanced External Counter Pulsation Treatment on Aortic Blood Pressure, Arterial Stiffness and Ejection Fraction in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Author(s) -
Raghavan Subramanian,
Sushma Nayar,
Chokkalingam Meyyappan,
N. Shankar Ganesh,
Arumugam Chandrakasu,
Pradeep G Nayar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/23122.8743
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , blood pressure , pulse pressure , ejection fraction , coronary artery disease , aortic pressure , brachial artery , heart failure
Enhanced External Counter Pulsation (EECP) is a non-invasive treatment option for patients with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). The treatment has shown to augment diastolic pressure and reduce Left Ventricular (LV) after-load by reducing systemic vascular resistance. The effect of EECP in standard brachial blood pressure and central haemodynamic parameters are not known.